"Football League). The Bundesliga is composed of two divisions: the 1. Bundesliga (although it is rarely referred to with the ""First"" prefix), and, below that, the 2. Bundesliga (2nd Bundesliga), which has been the second tier of German football since 1974. The Bundesligen (plural) are professional leagues. Since 2008, the 3. Liga (3rd League) in Germany has also been a professional league, but may not be called Bundesliga because the league is run by the German Football Association (DFB) and not, as are the two Bundesligen, by the German Football League (Deutsche Fußball-Liga or DFL). Below the level of the"
"the final will take place at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. The country's main football competition is the 18-team Bundesliga. ""Bayern Munich"" has won a record of twenty-five championships since the formation of the league in 1963. ""Hamburger SV"" was the only team to have played in every Bundesliga season until 2017/18 season when they were relegated for the first time in club history. The second-tier league is known as the 2. Bundesliga. A 3. Liga, to be run directly by the DFB instead of the DFB-affiliated German Football League (DFL, from the German ""Deutsche Fußball Liga"") which operates the two"
"the Bundesliga has carried its own responsibility as a separate association, and organises the championships of the two highest divisions in Austria. Both are named after their sponsors; since 2014 the Bundesliga is named after sports-betting company, Tipico. The second division, called the ""Erste Liga"" or ""First League,"" is sponsored by Sky Go. In addition the Bundesliga is responsible for the Toto Jugendliga, leagues for under 15/17/19 Teams of professional Clubs and academies. The Bundesliga also represents professional football in Austria, in co-operation with the football clubs themselves. The Bundesliga is legally a non-profit organisation. The twenty teams of the"
"winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup. 54 clubs have competed in the Bundesliga since its founding. Bayern Munich has won the Bundesliga the most, winning the title 27 times. However, the Bundesliga has seen other champions with Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfB Stuttgart most prominent among them. The Bundesliga is one of the top national leagues, ranked fourth in Europe according to UEFA's league coefficient ranking for the 2017–18 season, based on performances in European competitions over the past five seasons. The Bundesliga is the number-one football league in the world in terms"
"Austrian Football Bundesliga The Austrian Football Bundesliga ( , Austrian Football Federal League) is the highest-ranking national league club competition in Austrian football. It is the competition which decides the Austrian national football champions, as well the country's entrants for the various European cups run by UEFA. Since Austria stayed in sixteenth place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2015–16 season, the league gained its first spot for the UEFA Champions League. The Austrian Bundesliga, which began in the 1974–75 season, has been a separate registered association since 1 December 1991. It has been most"
"Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ""Federal Basketball League""), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the highest level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage. At the end of the league stage, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff stage, and the teams positioned in the 17th and 18th places are relegated to a lower tier league. The playoffs are played in a ""Best of five"" format. The winning team of the final round are crowned the German"
"2009, there were 249 foreign players in the 1. Bundesliga, or 45% of all players. In the 2. Bundesliga, there are 145 foreign players, with a ratio of 31%. In the 3. Liga, the foreigner percentage is 15%. Football in Germany Football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association ( or ) is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members (roughly eight percent of the population) organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga on top. The winner of the Bundesliga is crowned the German"
"changed with the formation of the Deutsche Fußball-Liga (DFL or German Football League) when the Bundesligen came under the auspices of this new body. The DFL, while remaining subordinate to the DFB, manages Germany's professional leagues and is responsible for the issuing of licences to clubs, general fiscal oversight of the Bundesligen, and marketing rights for the two upper leagues. Since the launch of the Bundesliga on 24 August 1963 fifty-five clubs have played in the league ranks. To help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the league, two clubs with distinguished Bundesliga histories met in a game on 24 August"
"after the men's Bundesliga. Initially, it was played in north and south divisions, but became a single league in 1997. Bundesliga teams have enjoyed more success in the UEFA Women's Champions League than those from any other nation; four different clubs have won a total of seven titles, with the most recent being 2015 champions 1. FFC Frankfurt. Germany will host UEFA Euro 2024. Direct members of the DFB are only its five regional associations and its 21 state associations, along with the German Football League, whereas the clubs participating in the German football league system are members of the"
"the Official Betting and Premium Sponsor of the league; the sponsorship agreement results in advertising activities throughout the arenas and online, and runs until 2018. Currently, all Bundesliga clubs must play in arenas that seat at least 3,000 people. Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ""Federal Basketball League""), for sponsorship reasons named easyCredit BBL, is the highest level league of professional club basketball in Germany. The league comprises 18 teams. A BBL season is split into a league stage and a playoff stage. At the end of the league stage, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff"
"2017–18 Bundesliga The 2017–18 Bundesliga was the 55th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 18 August 2017 and concluded on 12 May 2018. The fixtures were announced on 29 June 2017. Bayern Munich were the defending champions and won their 27th Bundesliga title on 7 April with five games to spare, winning a sixth consecutive title for the first time in their history. 1. FC Köln and Hamburger SV were relegated at the end of the season, with the latter therefore losing their status as the only ever-presents in Bundesliga history. One of the managerial"
"the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. Those clubs are members of the ""Ligaverband"" and indirectly of the German Football Association through their respective state associations. The ""Ligaverband"" is a member of the DFB, though. Since the start of the 2001–02 season, the ""Ligaverband"" has been responsible for operating the top two German professional leagues. Since the DFB and ""Ligaverband"" organise the Bundesliga competitions jointly, a basic contract has been in place since the beginning of the 2004–05 season, which determines the rights and obligations of both parties. In particular, it grants the ""Ligaverband"" the right to organize the DFB-owned club competitions"
"Bundesliga since its inception (in the 2016–17 season, RB Leipzig joined the Bundesliga to become the league's 55th team). Hamburger SV is the only club to have participated in all seasons, but they were relegated after the 2017–18 season. Highlighted clubs play in the Bundesliga in the 2018–19 season, which marks the 56th season since inception. VfL Wolfsburg determined the 18th club in a relegation play-off. This list is current as of 22 May 2018: Key Years includes current season Number of consecutive seasons in the Bundesliga, counting the current one Number of championships Number of days at the top"
"""All times are UTC+2"". ""VfL Wolfsburg won 4–1 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues."" 2017–18 Bundesliga The 2017–18 Bundesliga was the 55th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 18 August 2017 and concluded on 12 May 2018. The fixtures were announced on 29 June 2017. Bayern Munich were the defending champions and won their 27th Bundesliga title on 7 April with five games to spare, winning a sixth consecutive title for the first time in their history. 1. FC Köln and Hamburger SV were relegated at the end of the"
"through the 2017 season. In Spain, the Bundesliga is broadcast live on Movistar+. In 2015, digital TV operator StarTimes acquired exclusive television rights for Sub-Saharan Africa for 5 years starting from 2015-2016 season. In total, 43 clubs have won the ""German championship"", including titles won before the Bundesliga's inception and those in the East German Oberliga. The record champions are Bayern Munich with 27 titles, ahead of BFC Dynamo Berlin with 10 (all in East Germany) and 1. FC Nürnberg with 9. The following 12 clubs have won the ""Bundesliga"": Bayern Munich (27 titles), Borussia Mönchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund (5),"
"Die Liga – Fußballverband Die Liga – Fußballverband e.V. (sometimes stylised as DIE LIGA – Fußballverband e.V.), or simply Die Liga – Fußballverband (""The League – Football Association""), and often shortened to Ligaverband (""League Association""), is the parent company of the ""Deutsche Fußball Liga"". The ""Ligaverband"" is an association of the 36 German professional football clubs (or their companies) that partake in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, which represents their interests, especially against the German Football Association (""Deutscher Fußball-Bund"", DFB). The current president of the Vorstand of the ""Ligaverband"" is Reinhard Rauball. On 30 September 2000, at the extraordinary congress"
"Bundesliga (baseball) The Baseball-Bundesliga is the elite competition for the sport of baseball in Germany. In it, the men's German championship is determined annually. Like most European sports leagues, the Bundesliga uses a system of promotion and relegation. The highest division of the Bundesliga currently consists of sixteen teams in two divisions, with each team playing four games against each other team. The league is regulated by the German Baseball and Softball Association (DBV). After a 28-game regular season (8 teams per division), the first four teams in the North and the South make the playoff quarterfinals. The team with"
"draw after normal time, a 20-minute extra time will be played. If the game is still a draw, a penalty shoot-out will determine the winner. The three Bundesligas are not geographically balanced, North/Northeast covers a large area while West a rather small one, but in population terms, the arrangement is much more level. The three leagues cover the following states: Below the three Bundesligas, a number of second tier leagues exist which teams are promoted from and relegated to. The league system operates as follows for the 2008–09 season. The league has two second divisions as the tier below, these"
"the Bundesliga, was formed, with HSV one of 16 clubs invited to join that first season. Hamburger SV held the distinction of being the only original Bundesliga side to have played continuously in the top flight – without ever having been relegated – from when the league was formed in 1963, until they were relegated in the 2017–18 season, finishing in 17th place. They had shared that special status with Eintracht Frankfurt and 1. FC Kaiserslautern until 1996, and with 1. FC Köln until 1998. Altogether, 49 other sides have come and gone since the league's inception. The Bundesliga celebrated"
"November 2010. At the meeting itself, it was agreed to add an All Star Game for the 2012 season. Bundesliga (baseball) The Baseball-Bundesliga is the elite competition for the sport of baseball in Germany. In it, the men's German championship is determined annually. Like most European sports leagues, the Bundesliga uses a system of promotion and relegation. The highest division of the Bundesliga currently consists of sixteen teams in two divisions, with each team playing four games against each other team. The league is regulated by the German Baseball and Softball Association (DBV). After a 28-game regular season (8 teams"
"Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. The league has been sponsored by Toyota since 2007 and therefore the league was called the ""Toyota Handball-Bundesliga"". Since 2012 it is sponsorsed by the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) and therefore the name has changed into ""DKB Handball-Bundesliga"". The winners of the Handball-Bundesliga are recognised as the German handball champions. The HBL headquarters are in Dortmund. The Bundesliga was installed with the 1966/67 season and initially operated with two regional sections, North and South. Since 1977 the Bundesliga has operated with a single section first division, currently composed of"
"Bundesliga (shooting) As in many other sports, the premier German club competition in 10 metre air rifle and 10 metre air pistol is known as the Bundesliga. The league, open to both men and women, was created in 1997 and is administered by the German Shooting Federation. In each discipline, twenty four teams of five shooters each compete during a season spanning from October to February for the German team championship. Apart from the top German shooters, the league also attracts many shooters from other European countries, as well as a few from India and the United States, and involves"
"champions are determined by a final (except in 2001-02), currently contested by the two top teams of the Bundesliga: As of 2016, this is the standing in the all-time winners list of the Bundesliga: Since 1998, the following clubs have played in the league. From 1999 to 2001, the league consisted of two regional divisions of six teams each. After an autumn (A) round, the top three from each group would reach the championship finals round in spring (S). The bottom three, together with the top three from each of the two 2nd Bundesligas would play a promotion round in"
"to the German professional league, the Bundesliga. As a result, sales of tickets and team paraphernalia have increased dramatically. Many global corporations witnessed the craze in Germany during the World Cup and in recognizing the country's passion for the sport they have begun to sponsor many more German teams than prior to 2006. The global viewing of Bundesliga games has increased as well, helping these sponsors and German telecasters the profits they were expecting. The 2006 World Cup had an operating budget (for staging the event, not inclusive of capital infrastructure costs) of €430 million. The German Football Association announced"
"the German football represented by two countries and two different championships, the Bundesliga and the DDR-Oberliga. After the German reunified on October 1990, Bundesliga became the league for all of Germany. West German football clubs have entered European association football competitions since season 1955–56, when Rot-Weiss Essen took part in European Cup competition. East German football clubs have entered European association football competitions two years later, since season 1957–58, when FC Erzgebirge Aue took part in European Cup competition. So far, the German clubs have won 7 times the Champions League/European Cup (Bayern, Dortmund and Hamburg), 6 times the Europa"
"Football in Germany Football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association ( or ) is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members (roughly eight percent of the population) organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga on top. The winner of the Bundesliga is crowned the German football champion. Additionally, there are national cup competitions, most notably the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) and DFL-Supercup (German Supercup). The Germany national football team has won four FIFA World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014), being the joint second most"
"1998 , 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. East Germany claimed the most gold medals at 1984 Winter Olympics. With a total of 26,000 clubs and 178,000 teams the German football sport is financed by means of state funding and state contributions, voluntary service, private sponsors and membership fees. Germany's top level football league, known as the Bundesliga, has the highest average attendances of any association football league in the world; among all professional sports leagues, its average attendance is second only to American football's NFL. As of the 2010–11 season, the Bundesliga is placed third in UEFA rankings,"
"Association, the Southwestern Regional Football Association and the Southern German Football Association. For Bavaria, the Bavarian Football Association, a member state association of the Southern German Football Association, runs their top division under their own jurisdiction. Starting at level five, the various fully amateur divisions are usually governed by the 21 state associations. For the North East German Football Association and Southwestern Regional Football Association, both regional bodies still run the level five divisions under their jurisdiction and their state member associations' pyramids therefore start at level six. After each season, the winners of the Bundesliga are crowned German football"
"Kelbassa and Alfred Niepieklo) were legends in Dortmund. In 1963, Borussia won the last edition of the German Football Championship (before the introduction of the new Bundesliga) to secure their third national title. In 1962, the DFB met in Dortmund and voted to establish a professional football league in Germany, to begin play in August 1963 as the Bundesliga. Borussia Dortmund earned its place among the first sixteen clubs to play in the league by winning the last pre-Bundesliga national championship. Runners-up 1. FC Köln also earned an automatic berth. Dortmund's Friedhelm Konietzka scored the first-ever Bundesliga goal a minute"
"the northern division; ""Regionalliga Südwest"" and ""Regionalliga Süd"" below the southern division. The twelfth-placed team of each Bundesliga division is automatically relegated to the appropriate regional league. The eleventh-placed team competes together with the two top teams of each regional league for two spots in next year's Bundesliga. Below the regional leagues, there are leagues managed by each ""Landesverband"" (in northern Germany, these generally follow the state borders, while the large states in the south are divided into several ""Landesverbände""). The following clubs have become German champions since the inception of the Bundesliga. The following clubs are qualified for the"
"on local radio stations. The Bundesliga is broadcast on TV in over 200 countries. In October 2013, 21st Century Fox, via the Fox Sports, Fox International Channels, and Sky plc divisions, acquired television and digital rights to the Bundesliga in 80 territories, including North America and Asia (outside of India and Oceania) for five years, and selected European territories for two years, beginning in the 2015–16 season. CEO James Murdoch explained that the deal was designed to ""leverage our unrivaled global portfolio of sports channels to bolster the Bundesliga brand in every corner of the globe."" As a result of"
"most well-known German clubs include Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04, Hamburger SV, VfB Stuttgart, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen. Hamburger SV was the only club to have played continuously in the Bundesliga since its foundation until 12 May 2018, when the club was relegated for the first time. In the 2008–09 season, the Bundesliga reinstated an earlier German system of promotion and relegation, which had been in use from 1981 until 1991: From 1992 until 2008, a different system had been used in which the bottom three finishers of the Bundesliga had been automatically relegated, to be"
"players wages, the lowest percentage out of the European leagues. The Bundesliga has the lowest ticket prices and the highest average attendance out of Europe's five major leagues. Bundesliga clubs tend to form close associations with local firms, several of which have since grown to big global companies; in a comparison of the leading Bundesliga and Premiership clubs, Bayern Munich received 55% of its revenue from company sponsorship deals, while Manchester United got 37%. Bundesliga clubs are required to be majority-owned by German club members (known as the to discourage control by a single entity) and operate under tight restrictions"